In <5am75t$hog at sjx-ixn6.ix.netcom.com> flefever at ix.netcom.com(F. Frank
LeFever) writes:
>>In <5a6itq$brn at dfw-ixnews7.ix.netcom.com> flefever at ix.netcom.com(F.
>Frank LeFever) writes:
>>>>In <59smh4$jhr at sjx-ixn2.ix.netcom.com> flefever at ix.netcom.com(F.
Frank
>>LeFever) writes:
>>>>>>In <59kucr$lap at sjx-ixn10.ix.netcom.com> flefever at ix.netcom.com(F.
>>Frank
>>>LeFever) writes:
>>>>>>>>I am a neuropsychologist with a stronger "physiological" focus than
>>>>most neuropsychologists. Currently I'm studying variability of
>>>>symptoms in various disorders: chronic fatigue syndrome, Lyme
>>disease.
>>>>fibromyalgia, post-concussion syndrome, MS.
>>>>>>>>I am asking people who experience changes in severity and/or
pattern
>>>of
>>>>symptoms from day to day to monitor changes and report them to me.
>>>>Most useful would be daily ratings over a period of 1-2 weeks or
>>more,
>>>>but it is possible that "one-shot" ratings can contribute
something.
>>>>>>>>You can report on more than one symptom, but please rate them
>>>>separately: they may or may not parallel each other in their
>>>>variability. My special focus is on "cognitive" symptoms (e.g.
>>>>concentration, memory) and on "lethargy" (fatigue, inertia,
>decreased
>>>>drive, etc.), but believe it is important to see how these relate
or
>>>do
>>>>not relate to others (e.g. pain).
>>>>>>>>For a given day (identified exactly by month and day of month, NOT
>>day
>>>>of the week), rate symptom(s) as:
>>>> (1) worse, better, or about the same as usual
>>>> and (2) worse, better, or about the same as day before.
>>>>>>>>Identify yourself as little or much as you want, but tell me
>>>> (1) age
>>>> (2) sex
>>>> (3) diagnosis
>>>> (4) possibly relevant history (if concussion: more than
>>>> one? dates of each?)
>>>> (5) geographical location (zip code or phone area code)
>>>>>>>>PLEASE DO NOT POST REPLIES! IF YOU BELONG TO SUPPORT GROUP, PLEASE
>>>>RATE THE DAY BEFORE YOU HEAR WHAT OTHERS SAY! To be useful,
ratings
>>>>must be independent of possible influence of responses by others.
>>>>>>>>email me directly OR, send letter/card to: Monitoring Project
>>>> Box 199
>>>> Thiells, NY 10984
>>>>>>>>If you want feedback on results, tell me how you want to get them.
>>>>>>>>F. Frank LeFever, Ph.D.
>>>>New York Neuropsychology Group
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>